Traveling case, sample case, or the like



De.14,192e. l 1,610,3544

S. BROWN 4 TRAVELING CASE, SAMPLE CASEOR THE LIKE Filed April 6, 1926ATTORNEY SAMUEL nRowN, or NEW Yemen. Y.

p TRAVELNG casa',l SAMPLE ciisiaor` THE LIKE. 7

'Application siea'apri e, i926.Y semi nascenti.

The present inventionl relates to sample boxes, traveling bags, trunksor other cases, and has forl its object-to provide the same with meansfor holdingan exchangeable sign such as a label or card containing thename and address of the addressee or that of the sender orv the like.

Particularly with cases such as sampleV boxes which are designed forrepeated usethrough the mail itliashitlierto been necessaryv or everyother sender to remove the label of the previous sender and paste on aVl'new label or strike or scratch out the former address and write orprint tlie'new. address. `This not only consumes time but after a shortlwhile the appearance of the` case is spoiled and the latter has to bediscarded.

According to my invention I provide the Y vbox with an inwardlyyyielding pocket or from the voutside but which on the opening holderfor a card, label or other sig'nfto `be` exposed through aiiopening inthe box 'which vpocket or holder is not'. accessible V,of thecaseV willpermit in a Vvery convenient and quick manner the exchange of the cardsor labels.

I also providesuitable meanswhereby the c pocket or holder will ,besecured in position for use and prevent the slipping out or loss of thesign. v

In the present example I have shown my invention applied to a box shapedcardboard carton or case. It is, however, cleai'that the same may beused for similar purposes on cases of any other shape and material.

Une embodiment of my invention is il- Vlu'strated inv the accompanyingdrawing which'forms part of this specification and in which similarreference characters denote corresponding parts `Fig. l is a perspectiveview of a square cardboard case equipped with my device;

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Fig. l; Y

Fig. 3 isy asection on the line 3-3 lof Fig. l; and

Fig. l is a bottom 4.view of my device. y In the drawing a denotes asquare case suoli as is usually employed as a sample box andV whichconsists of a lower box shaped section al forming thecontainer properand a box shaped upper section a? serving as cover. This cover isprovided with a substantially' U-shaped incision a? to form a flap a?which is provided with a rectangular recess a5.

`Covering the rear of said flap and adaptedV o r/on a line parallel, toythe foldable `ed'geof vthe flap a4 byrivets d or` the like tothe innery face of the cover a2 is a second flap. which may be of similarmaterial as that ofthe case. The latter in width and breadth is somewhatlarger than thelap a4 so that it' overlaps the edges of the flap a, ofthe latter are xed along their marginal like, soV that .thetwo flapsthus joined can together swing inwardly and will form, a

sheath or pocket for the reception'of an ;l f

exchangeablelabel, icard or other signs s. The unattached longitudinaledge of the second flap Z may be provided centrally withv a linger pieceor tab b1 and isadapted to` bedetachably fastened to the Vinner face `ofthecover by suitable separablemeans such as snap fasteners 6, el,whereby the sheath or pocket will be secured in 'position of'use and Thesidesk to be fixed along its upper longitudinaled/ge.- *Y

Ye5 Y' edges to the second Hap Z) by vrivets c or the hold the card,'sftightly preventing its ac cidental displacement "in or slipping outfrom said pocket.:` Y v For ornamental ypurposes and to lendv the box aneater appearance and also 'for the purpose of Y reinforcement of theVpocketv when the box is made of cardboard orV the like, the outer faceof the ap at has attached to it around its margins by means of rivetsfla metal frame af. Covering Ytherecess a54 of theriiap a* is atransparent rshield m of mica or the like.

. It will ,be seenthat when the cover a2 1s slipped over the sectionaLl-and yas usual is strapped or tied to it thecard or label s is notaccessible from the outside'of the case. The exchange of one label foranother is comparatively easy, it being only necessaryV after openingthe case to unfasten the snap fasteners e, el, and bend the pocketinwardly,

or rearwardly so as tok conveniently reach the card. Y. y l

SinceY various changes can be made in the construction of my devicewithout departing from thevprinciple of my invention.

I do notwish to limit myself to the details 'described or shown claims.n

`What I claim isz- ,1, g .p

l. In a mailing or traveling case vhaving an opening for the exposurecfa sign, a

except as defined in the 'sign holderv including'an inwardly yieldingvVsection vatl the rear of said opening forming an integralpartof saidcase and Ymeans for ioo locking said yielding section in operativeinwardly yielding sign holder arranged inside said Ycase and composedoit' two interconnected sections of which one 1s an 1ntegra'l part ofsaidcese and means orholdy ing said sign holder rigidly in position ofuse and thereby secure the sign therein.

3. In a, mailing or traveling' case having an inwardly yielding signholder arranged to said case at one of its longitudinal edges y andmeans for separeloly fastening theop-V posite longitudinal edge of seidsecond Section to said case for holding saidsign holder rigidly inposition of ,use and thereby secure the sign therein;v v

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature.

Y SAMUEL BROWN;

